Homework will be assigned from Monday-Friday. It is due the next day. Students are expected to read for 15-20 minutes, complete a math worksheet, and practice their letters and sounds. The homework is a review of something we are learning in school that week. If you find that your child has difficulty with a particular assignment, please send me a note so that I can help him/her.

Please take the time every evening to sit down and look over your child’s homework. Credit will not be given to papers without names.

Homework Suggestions for Parents1. Help schedule a time to do homework, showing that it is an important priority and that you value its worth.2. If possible, provide a quiet corner for your child to work. It should be well lit and contain materials for your child to work with, specifically pencils, erasers, and crayons.3. Let your child work on his/her own but, let him/her know you are available for help.4. Be available to check your child’s work if needed, both that it is correct and complete.5. Remember that nothing can help like a hug, a smile, or a few words of approval. Be encouraging and supportive.

Reading Suggestions for Parents​1. Help schedule a time (and place) for reading, making time for reading and showing that it is a normal scheduled daily activity.2. Take turns reading. Twenty minutes of reading can include you reading to your child, your child reading to you, or the two of you reading together.3. Read a variety of texts including both fiction and nonfiction.4. Ask questions before, during, and after reading. These will vary depending on whether the book is fiction or nonfiction but can include Who is the main character? What is the setting of the story? What were the problem and solution of the story? Can you make any connections to the story? What was your favorite part of the story? What is the main idea of this text? What did you learn from reading this text? What questions do you have about this topic? What text features did you notice? Additional questions were sent home at Open House.5. Encourage your child to use decoding strategies including checking the picture, getting his/her mouth ready, stretching the word, looking for chunks, flipping the vowel sound, skipping the word, trying again, and asking for help.6. Practice sight words, high frequency words that often cannot be stretched out. Sight words are tested several times a year and lists of words to practice are sent home. 7. Have fun!